Lingerie fastener



April 1941. J. A. s'r. CLAIR 2246,03

I LINGERIE mswmmn Filed July 2, 1940 Patented Apr. 29, 1941 Julia A. St. Clair, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application July 2, 1940, Serial No. 343,597

2 Claims.

This invention relates to fasteners used in holding shoulder straps of lingerie or the like in their proper position with relation to the outer garments of the wearer.

It is an object of this invention to produce a device for holding the shoulder straps in position, which device is of simple and inexpensive construction and which may be simply and easily positioned in a garment in position to hold the shoulder straps of another garment in proper position.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for holding shoulder straps which includes a simple securing means, including a pointed member or pin concealed or protected within the formation of the structure so that the point will not engage the other garments worn or the flesh or skin of the wearer.

Another object of this invention is to provide the shoulder strap-holding device, including a shoulder strap-holding section of circular formation adapted to receive and hold a plurality of shoulder straps without binding any of the shoulder straps.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shoulder strap-holder, including means for holding a shoulder strap which is devoid of angles or bars and which will hold the shoulder strap in position without the tendency of binding or pulling the same or without tendency to pull or-bind the garment to which the shoulder strap is secured.

Other objects and advantages of this invention it is believed will be apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a shoulder strap holder embodying my invention on a slightly enlarged scale.

Figure 2 is an elevation illustrating the manner in which the shoulder strap holder embodying my invention is secured in position within a garment.

Figure 3 is a View diagrammatically illustrating the shoulder strap holder embodying my invention in position in a garment having a shoulder strap held therein.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated my lingerie holder as including a fastening section I and a strap-holding section 2. The holder is formed of any suitable or desirable material such, for example, as is commonly used in the formation of an ordinary pin. The fastening section I includes a point section 3 which is housed within a substantially circular guard l forming the outline or outer section of the holder. The point 5 of the point section 3 terminates at a point close to the upper curved section 6 so that as thus positioned it is not possible for the same to be engaged with the skin or the flesh of the wearer when the holder is in position. Terminating also in this manner after the holder is positioned in the garment because of the reverse nature of the curve the same will not become dislodged from the garment.

The holding section 2 is formed as a continuation of the same material or metal forming the securing section I and is formed so that the holding section is almost a complete circle except for the entrance throat 1 through which the straps to be held are passed. When the straps are thus positioned within the circular holding section 3, they are free to move both in the direction of the curve of the holding section and transversely thereof so that no binding of the straps will occur as the straps tend to move over the shoulder as the wearer may assume different positions requiring movement of the shoulder straps.

It will be noted that with reference to the center line 9 that the securing section I and the holding section 2 are symmetrically formed so that the point section 3 lies substantially upon the center line and the center line likewise passes through the middle portion of the circular holding section 2.

As illustrated in Figure 2, the strap holder is mounted in position in the garment by doubling the material of the outer garment at the shoulder section and fitting this doubled material through the throat 8 of the holding section and then passing the the point 5 of the pin section 3 through the doubled material and then rotating the holder so that the doubled section of the material as perforated by the point 5 is moved to the position of the apex 6 of the holding section I when the material is opened out with the result that the section 5 is passed through the material thereby permitting the holder to pivot with this portion of the material forming the supporting pivot. This is as illustrated in Figure 3. The holder is thus mounted in position within the garment at the point desired and may be easily removed or have its position changed as desired. The straps of the under-garment are then passed through the throat 'I and lie within the curve of the holder section 2 permitting freedom of movement of the shoulder straps both longitudinally and transversely by holding the same in definite position with relation to the outer garment.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set fonth, but my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims I claim:

1. A lingerie strap holder including a section of wire-like material bent to form reversely directed sections and providing a securing section and a holding section, the securing section being of substantially circular form and terminating in a substantially straight portion having a point housed within the said circle and being positioned approximately upon the longitudinal axis of the holder and extending to a point near the upper:

most portion of the securing section, and the holding section being of elongated loop form and of a diameter greater than the diameter of the securing section, with the material thereof terminating in a blunt enlarged end which is directed toward the body portion of the material but spaced therefrom so as to form an open throat adjacent the securing section sufiicient in size to permit the introduction of the lingerie straps.

2. A lingerie strap holder including a section of wire-like material bent to form reversely directed sections and providing a securing section and a holding section, the securing section being of substantially circular form and terminating in a substantially straight portion having a point housed within the said circle and being positioned approximately upon the longitudinal axis of the holder and extending upwardly to a point near the uppermost portion of the securing section, and the holding section being of open loop form V terminating in an end which is directed toward 

